Persecuted Christians and the gospel
Across Nigeria exists for two callings at once — bringing aid to persecuted Christians and reaching Muslim communities in Northern Nigeria with the love of Jesus.
"Our main objectives are to bring aid to persecuted Christians and reach Muslims with the gospel in the places God has called us to go."
Pastor Brad Brandon — Founder & CEO
Our StoryÂ
Across Nigeria was founded by Pastor Brad Brandon. For more than twenty-three years he served as a senior pastor and a family counselor. In 2016, he was called to Northern Nigeria — to help persecuted Christians and reach muslims with the gospel.
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The ministry works predominantly in high-risk areas of Northern Nigeria and other parts of West Africa, where opposition is most intense and few others are willing to go.
Leadership
Founder & CEO
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Pastor Brad Brandon, who spends much of the year on the ground in Nigeria.
Board of Directors
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Governing the mission and stewarding its resources.
On-the-ground leadership
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Regional directors, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and a dedicated protocol & security leaders — described by role, never named.
Caring for persecuted Christians
We stand with Christians who are paying for their faith — widows, orphans, families forced to flee — meeting physical needs and walking with them as they heal and rebuild.
Reaching Muslims with the love of Christ
We go to Muslim communities in Northern Nigeria with the message and love of Jesus Christ — building relationships, preaching, planting churches, and discipling new believers, even where opposition is most intense.
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Our Vision and Mission
Two callings, held as one
Our passion is to stand with persecuted Christians in Northern Nigeria—bringing relief, refuge, encouragement, and hope—while also sharing the message and love of Jesus Christ with Muslim communities. Together, these two callings reflect one mission: to see lives restored, communities transformed, and Christ made known.
...and how we protect the people we serve.
What we believe shapes how we work
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The authority of Scripture as the Word of God
The gospel of Jesus Christ — salvation in Him alone
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The Great Commission — making disciples of all peoples
The persecuted church as family — their suffering is ours to share
We will not trade a person's safety for a photograph.
Where you see a changed name or a withheld place, that is not a gap in the story — it is us keeping a promise to the people we serve.
We hold both callings together.
Reaching the lost and caring for the persecuted are not two ministries competing for attention. They are one work, and we refuse to elevate one above the other.
We tell the truth without exploiting it.
The suffering here is severe, and we report it plainly. But grief is not a marketing tool. We give the people we serve their dignity — in words and in images.
widows in ongoing care
What the ministry is carrying right now
students across 15+ settled & nomadic schools
570+
5,400+
10+
underground churches and their pastors
students in two Bible Institutes
daily listeners to the Fulani radio broadcast
40–60
600,000+
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refugee centers for families who lost everything
Come alongside us.
Across Nigeria is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, overseen by a Board of Directors and committed to faithful stewardship of every gift entrusted to us.